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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 2d

Asia Spotlight is live! 🌏

This new series from our Young Writers Committee @youngwriterspen.bsky.social features voices from Bangladesh, Singapore, Thailand, and more, exploring censorship and resilience through personal reflections.
Read the full overview ⬇️

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Spotlight: Asia

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Young Writers Committee @youngwriterspen.bsky.social · 2d

New spotlight on Tomorrow Club is live, amplifying young voices across Asia until the new year.

Over 30 bright young names from 20 countries joined up with inspiring stories, in truth and fiction, opening personal windows into a diverse range of contexts and experiences around the region ⬇️

Spotlight: Asia

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 2d

even as in a drought a river will flow, whose source is in the well-springs of far-off and undiscernible hills

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 4d

#Türkiye: PEN International joins press and freedom of expression organisations in urgently calling for the immediate removal of the anti-LGBTQ+ provision from Türkiye’s 11th Judicial Package.

Read the full statement ⬇️

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Türkiye: Journalists reporting LGBTQ+ issues risk criminalisation — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide

22 October 2025: As press and freedom of expression organisations undersigned below, we call for the removal of the reported anti-LGBTQ+ provision from the 11th Judicial Package which would re...

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 4d

PEN International warmly congratulates @giocondabelli.bsky.social, President of PEN Nicaragua, on receiving the Carlos Fuentes International Prize for Literary Creation.

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La escritora nicaragüense Gioconda Belli gana el Premio Carlos Fuentes: “Me siento honrada por recibirlo de uno de los eternos de las letras hispanoamericanas”

El jurado ha destacado en su fallo “su capacidad de renovación de la poesía hispanoamericana y la fuerza de su diálogo entre la sociedad, la historia y la literatura”

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 5d

Join PEN International, @sanmiguelpen.bsky.social, @englishpen.bsky.social and other PEN Centres with @amnesty.org and @article19.bsky.social. Together, we will gather in front of the Mexican Embassy in London to demand justice for murdered and disappeared journalists.

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 4d

Our youngest board member, Turkish-born Ege Dündar, is an author-activist leading a new context for young citizens’ place in a troubled world.

Read his latest article with Publishing Perspectives ⬇️

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PEN International's Ege Dündar at Frankfurt: 'Look to the Youth' - Publishing Perspectives

The youngest PEN International board member, Turkish-born Ege Dündar is an author-activist leading a new context for young citizens’ place in a troubled world. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @P...

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 4d

What would a world with true freedom of expression look like? 💡

At this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair with @youngwriterspen.bsky.social, leading voices reminded us that freedom of expression isn’t easy... It’s dialogue, discomfort, and the courage to speak and listen so every voice can be heard.

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Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann @irishpen.bsky.social · 5d

Join us at the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen's University Belfast for this very special event celebrating the superb Kurdish poet Ilhan Sami Çomak.

Booking is FREE on Eventbrite.

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Sue Divin @suedivinwriter.bsky.social · 5d

Free Irish PEN @irishpen.bsky.social event in Belfast. Tickets open now on Eventbrite.
Irish PEN is a human rights organisation for writers of all levels. Why not consider joining?

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İlhan Sami Çomak: A Reading and Conversation

Acclaimed Kurdish poet, İlhan Sami Çomak’s first reading in Belfast

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 12d

At our 91st Congress in Kraków, the Young Writers Committee brought together voices from PEN Centres worldwide, sharing how they resist repression and defend free expression.

This week, the Committee will be at the Frankfurt Book Fair for their panel “The Future of Writing and Free Expression.”

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 18d

For all those attending Frankfurt Book Fair next week, join PEN International, the Young Writers Committee, and the Tomorrow Club for a panel discussion on the future of writing and free expression.

#fbm25 @youngwriterspen.bsky.social

RSVP link: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 18d

At our 90th Congress in Kraków, Olga Tokarczuk, Nobel laureate and Vice President of PEN International, reflected on how Ukraine’s literary life has not only survived but flourished despite the devastation of war.

Watch the full 5 minutes on our website: www.pen-international.org/congress

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 19d

32 years ago today, Toni Morrison became the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A long-standing member of PEN America and Vice President of PEN International, Morrison was a fierce advocate for writers whose voices were silenced.

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Burcu Karahan @burcukarahan.bsky.social · 20d

📯📯 One Thousand and One Kisses 💋 is now out from @tra-attached.bsky.social!
💫 Heartfelt thanks to @aliyaycioglu.bsky.social for 🎨 cover art; and Louis de Bernieres, @ratherserious.bsky.social, and @whitejenny.bsky.social for their generous support.
Order here 👉 translationattached.com/available-now/

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penintwomenwriters.bsky.social @penintwomenwriters.bsky.social · 20d

Let's show SOLIDARITY & FULL support for #Kurdish author #YavuzEkinci on trial in #Tűrkiye -facing years of prison for his book Dream Divided: Charges MUST be dropped! Like & Share! @yavuzekinci.bsky.social @amdondo.bsky.social @irishpen.bsky.social @burhansonmez.bsky.social @judythhill.bsky.social

PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 23d

A verdict is expected on 6 October in the preposterous case against Yavuz Ekinci. He faces years in prison on terror propaganda grounds for his book Rüyası Bölünenler (Dream Divided). We urge #Türkiye to drop all charges and to uphold the freedom to create.
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Türkiye: Writer Yavuz Ekinci on trial again as spurious terror-propaganda case resumes — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide

‘That Kurdish writer Yavuz Ekinci finds himself in court again for his writings after the case against him was dismissed exposes the authorities of Türkiye’s pernicious pursuit of those who dare explo...

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 20d

#Türkiye: We condemn the continuing judicial harassment of writer Yavuz Ekinci (@yavuzekinci.bsky.social), after his hearing was postponed yet again to 10 November. Ludicrous terror propaganda charges against him must be dropped at once.

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"Rüyası Bölünenler" romanı yargılanmaya devam ediyor: Duruşma ertelendi | Agos

Edebiyatçı Yavuz Ekinci, 10 yıl önce yayımlanan “Rüyası Bölünenler” romanı nedeniyle “örgüt propagandası yapmak” iddiasıyla yargılanıyor. Davanın ikinci duruşması İstanbul 23. Ağır Ceza Mahkemesi’nde ...

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 21d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Kaya Genç @kayagenc.bsky.social · 24d

İlk romanım Macera'nın (2008) yayımlanmasından 17 yıl sonra, ikinci romanım yakında Sia Kitap etiketiyle kitapçılarda olacak. İki yıldır üzerinde çalıştığım yeni romanımın yayın programına dair ayrıntıları yakında paylaşacağım.

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 22d

Israel is piling crime on top of crime on top of crime.

No wonder it is determined to bring down the entire edifice of international humanitarian law - it's the only hope of protecting itself from consequences.

Btw: the allegations are significantly worse than bedbugs.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22d

Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell ‘infested with bedbugs’

Exclusive: Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg has told Swedish officials she is being subjected to harsh treatment in Israeli custody after her detention and removal from a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza, according to correspondence seen by the Guardian. According to the correspondence, Israeli forces are also reported by another detainee to have taken photographs where Thunberg was allegedly forced to hold flags. The identity of the flags are unknown. Continue reading...

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Mevlüt Oğuz @mevlutoguz.bsky.social · 22d

îro - bugün - today

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 23d

Don’t miss this important discussion! PEN Malaysia, PEN Philippines, and PEN International are hosting a panel ahead of Myanmar’s December elections, exploring the links between the electoral process, violence & restrictions on free expression. Oct 5, 3–4 pm (MYT). meet.google.com/dbh-tngp-fnr

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 24d

"As book bans continue to spread at an unprecedented pace — according to PEN America’s latest report — the writers group is urging the public to speak out to defend the freedom to read at public events nationwide during #BannedBooksWeek and beyond..." pen.org/press-releas...

Speak Out Against Censorship and Speak Up for the Banned Authors that Inspire You During Banned Books Week Oct. 5-11

As book bans continue to spread at an unprecedented pace– according to PEN America’s latest report—the writers group is urging the public to speak out to defend the freedom to read at public events na...

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 23d

Alarming news from the #US where journalist Mario Guevara faces deportation despite holding a valid work permit. Arrested on now-dropped charges at the King’s Day protest, his arrest creates a chilling effect on free speech & journalism in the country:
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Journalist Mario Guevara, imprisoned by Ice for 100 days, to be deported

Decision comes after Emmy-winning Salvadorian reporter was arrested while covering ‘No Kings Day’ protest

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Erol Onderoglu @erolonderoglu.bsky.social · 24d

Güneydoğu Avrupa Medya Örgütü SEENPM & Mediacentar’ın Saraybosna'da düzenlediği Our Media Medya Konferansı, “İfade özgürlüğü için direnmek” başlıklı oturumla başladı. Oturumda CPJ’den Attila Mong, RSF’den Erol Önderoğlu, Slovenya Barış Enstitüsü’nden Brankica Petković & IFEX’ten Sarah Clarke konuştu

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PEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 24d

#Türkiye: Honorary PEN member and publisher #OsmanKavala should be celebrating his birthday with his family, not behind bars.

The global PEN community continues to stand with Kavala and to urge his immediate release.

Read more about his case ⬇️

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Türkiye: Top Court Upholds Rights Defender’s Life Term — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide

Conviction of Osman Kavala and Four Others Needs Urgent International Response 10 October: The prosecution of the rights defender and businessman Osman Kavala and four codefendants in connection ...

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